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obumbration

obumbration noun: the act of darkening or obscuring; obnubilation; obscuration.

Noun

obumbration (countable and uncountable, plural obumbrations)

  1. (archaic) The act of darkening or obscuring; obnubilation; obscuration.
    • The miraculous obumbration of the holy Ghost , made more intelligible by two parallel cases1654, Peter Heylyn, Theologia Veterum

Forms of obumbration

pluralobumbrations

Origin of obumbration

Borrowed from Latin obumbrātiō.

Questions about obumbration

What does obumbration mean?
Obumbration means the act of darkening or obscuring; obnubilation; obscuration.
What part of speech is obumbration?
Obumbration is a noun.
What is the plural of obumbration?
The plural of obumbration is obumbrations.

Words near obumbration in the dictionary

  1. obumbrant
  2. obumbrate
  3. obumbrated
  4. obumbrates
  5. obumbrating
  6. obumbration
  7. obumbrations
  8. Obummer
  9. obuncous
  10. oburoni
  11. oburonis

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